Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-23
ORDINANCE NO. 227.

Granting TO the parties herein named
the privilege to construct, maintain and
operate street railroad in the City of
sacramento, and granting to them the
right of way for said street railroad
over, upon and along certain streets in
the City of Sacramento.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
i City of Sacramento do ordain as follows
SECTION !. There is hereby granted to R. S.
and 6. w. Carey, their heirs and assigns, sub
ject to the provisions of the statutes governing
the City OF sacramento, and subject to the laws
of the State OF California the right to construct
law down, repair, maintain and operate. for the
term of fifty years from and after the passage of
this ordinance, single or double track street
railway or railroad, with all necessary or con-
venient tracks for curves, turn. outs switches
side-tracks, stations, turntables and append
ages, and to propel cars thereon by horse or
mule power or by wire ropes running under the
streets, and moved by stationary steam-engines
or by electricity or electric power and to collect
receive and retain fare and compensation for
the use thereof in, through, on. over or along
and in, through, on, over and along the follow
ing streets and parts of streets in the City of Sac
ramento, that is to say Commencing at the
street railroad track at the center of the inter
section of and Nineteenth Q9th) streets, thence
running along the middle of Nineteenth Q9th)
street to Y street.
SECTION . The rate of fare on such railroad
or railway must not exceed the sum of five cents
for single fare.
SECTION g. The grantees herein named shall
pay to the City of Sacramento an annual license
of five dollars upon each car run and operated
upon said railroad or railway, which shall enti-
tie them to run, manage and operate their rail
road or railway every day in the year.
SECTION 4. The grantees herein named may at
any time, with the consent of the Board of
Trustees of said City of Sacramento abandon
any part or portion of the franchise hereby
granted. upon fling with the Board of Trustees
of the City of Sacramento written declaration
OF such abandonment, particularly describing
the part or portion intended to be abandoned.
The consent of the Board of Trustees to such
abandonment must also be in writing
SECTION s. The rate of speed on said railroad
or railway must not be greater than eight miles
per hour.
SECTION 6. The grantees herein named shall
pay and be assessed for the cost of improving
the portion of the street or streets embraced be-
tween the rails of the track or tracks of their
railroad or railway and for two feet on each side
thereof; and such assessment shall be a lien
against the franchise and railroad of said grant
ees from the date of such assessment, and may
be collected in the same manner as other assess
ments for improving streets are collected; and
said grantees shall keep said portion of said
street or streets constantly in repair, and flush
with the street with good crossings
SECTION Z. If electricity is used no poles shall
be erected In the streets by said parties for the
use thereof.
SECTION S. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately. EUGENE J. GREGORY,
President of the Board of Trustees
Passed September II, 1887.
f. II. MCKEE, Clerk. slS-l0t